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Developer received lower inflation-adjusted raise than teammate

🧭 worksocial problemSingle report ●●●●● severity 3/5

A developer received a 0.6% inflation-adjusted raise while a teammate received 2% for the same metric, and the developer fears that addressing this discrepancy with their new manager will lead to further professional retaliation.

Who's affected: A developer

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  1. A salary transparency platform that allows employees to anonymously report raises and salary bands by role and location to identify pay gaps.
  2. A negotiation coaching service that provides scripts for employees to address pay inequity without appearing confrontational.
  3. A policy template for companies to standardize annual cost-of-living adjustments to prevent arbitrary manager-led salary decisions.
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Real voices

“I just discovered that a teammate also got what he was told was the inflation rate, except it was 2% for them.”

Source: Stack Exchange (workplace) · CC BY-SA 4.0, user-contributed content from Stack Exchange; summarized and modified

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